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Considering tank change

Granamyr

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So I have a 90 gallon aquarium and I'm determining that it's just not big enough for housing Severums with Biotodoma Cupidos.

Would there be any chance that this could work

6 biotodoma cupido
5 Apistogramma Macmasteri (2 male 3 female)
5 Apistogramma Boreli Opal (2 male 3 female)
7 rio flame tetras

Just trying to figure out if there's a way to get 2 different types of apistos in my tank. I don't have plants but I have a lot of decorations and plan on having 6 or 7 small breeding caves for them to hang out in arranged around the tank.
 

Mike Wise

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Too many bottom dwelling cichlids for the tank size. Furthermore, mixing A. macmasteri (larger and more territorially aggressive) with A. borellii (smaller and less aggressive) is a bad mix. Additionally a community tank is not a breeding tank. If it were me, I'd keep the Biotodoma and add some Bleeding Heart Tetras, or something similar in size for the middle of the tank.
 

Granamyr

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I'm not really looking to breed them. I'm not worried about the fry. I just want to see the activity of the breeding. I figured the two apistos were not a good combo. So I could add the macmasteri or the borellii though?

the caves would be also areas for them to hide in and the biotodoma wouldn't be able to get into them.

There are tons of other options for tetras and other things to get middle dwellers they are just mostly boring to me as I've done basically all of those types in the past.
 

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